Hoyo de Monterrey - Cigar Review

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INTRO

Forgot I had this stick.

THE CIGAR

Hoyo de Monterrey

Gener Jose

6 1/4 x 45 Churchill

w. Ecuadorian Sumatra

b. Connecticut Broadleaf

f. Honduran, Nicaraguan, Dominican Piloto Cubano

K A P L O W I T Z SCALE

K least, Z most

Construction T
Combustion T
Flavors I
Body T
Strength I

&

Sweet W
Sour W
Salty L
Bitter I
Umami O

&

Complexity W
Nuance I
Transition O
Balance T
Smoothness I

&

Animal W
Spicy I
Woody W
Vegetal W
Earthy W
Chemical K

SUMMATION

Full full full heavy body of nuanced and complex creams. Deeply well-rounded. Balanced. Flavors are nigh the body. Strength is a top shelf sipping drunkeness. Long legged finish which alternates nuanced notes and ends, a long long way from its start, cleanly. Robust as a well-trained bull in a china shoppe. Intense but calms the palate attentively via softly textured richness. Mouth-feel is a creamy mace and cloves tingle of perfected moisture. Moderate smoke off each end, totally satiates. Room-note is all dem seasonings (listed below in order of appearance) on a white pepper creaminess. Texture is insanely smooth for such boldly delivered notes. Draw is medium+ tensioned and even from wire-to-wire. Burn is wobble, wavy, and ribbon free on a thin+ line. Ash is a heather grey with a shade darker marbling on a tight sheath. Easily builds to yer heart's content. Complexities verily, via nuance dancings, not a bang transitioning. Smoke is cool to a firm (pack don't ever budge an inch) nub. Yummy. 

White pepper, truckload. Espresso (natch and known widely for). Butter, toasted. Earth. Cedar, sweet spiced creamy. Butterscotch. Cream. Suede. Mixed nut, paste. Honey. Aromatic tobacco, subtle note attachment. Chicken coup. Cloves. Caramelized sugar. Ginger. Chocolate malt. Leather, soft/oils. Salt. Mace*, on retro-hale. Cider. Pith. Peat. 

SMOKE TIME

75 mins.

FINAL GRADE

****A-****

OUTRO

Glad I remembered.

EDITOR'S NOTE

*"Imagine a cross between nutmeg and coriander, tinged with citrus and cinnamon. Add to that the same nostril-widening properties that nutmeg, mint, and basil share. Then add the complexity raw sugar. So yeah. That's mace." - from Serious Eats.

This was posted for roughly 40mins before I realized I typo'd at the final grade. What you see meow is my purrffected original intent.

L'shalom